Kenya

Reflections on the 2022 General Elections in Kenya: What is at Stake?

Kenya, like many African countries, has struggled and continues to struggle with management of elections. This has often led to outbreaks of post-election violence resulting in...

Kenyan Bridewealth and Marriage

Jossy Mutisya discusses the bridewealth system at work in the 44 ethnic communities of Kenya and in many cultures across the African continent. Presented by the Center for the...

Friendship

A Different Kind of Research

When Rev. Robert Dowd, CSC, started the Ford Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity 12 years ago, he wanted to do research in the developing world that was...

Disruptions to the System

In this interview, Hannah Chandler, GC-DWC research associate, and Samuel Mukundi discuss the disruptions COVID-19 has caused to the community and education systems in Kenya.

A Value-Based Education

Joining from Kenya, the GC-DWC picks this interview up midway through with John Mugo, Director of the ZiziAfrique Foundation. In this excerpt, John shares a collaborative...

Fighting to End Poverty

In Dandora, Kenya, a sprawling neighborhood in Nairobi, housing for 250,000 people is built around the city’s largest dumpsite. Life near a large trash heap exposes the...

Fighting for Displaced People

There are 60 million displaced people in the world and every day an estimated 40,000 people flee their homes in search of safety elsewhere. For many, a temporary stop in a refugee...

Fighting to Protect the Sick

Researchers develop high-tech paper test cards to determine if medicines are genuine, leading to safer treatment of illness around the world. In Eldoret, Kenya, the harm imposed...